On December 14, 2017, a national consultative meeting on the topic “Improving the position of women in rural areas” was held in Belgrade.

The meeting was attended by representatives of women's associations (Fenomena, Rakija iz rakije, Majka Angelina…), UN Women, representatives of organizations involved in rural development, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management and the Ministry of Demography and Population Policy.

On December 13, 2017, a national consultative meeting on the topic “Youth in Rural Areas” was held in Belgrade. The meeting was attended by representatives of umbrella youth organizations at national level (Serbia for youth, National association of youth offices, OSCE ...), representatives of youth organizations from rural areas, SKGO, as well as representatives of the Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water management.

In Zlatibor from 05.12.2017 until 06.12.2017 held a media conference entitled "Promotion and Support to the LEADER Concept, Local Community-led Development - CLLD, Sustainable Rural Development and the Roles of Associations".

Representatives of the media presented the ALTER project, the presentation of the IPARD II program and rural development was held. In addition, sustainable development in local communities has been presented (LEADER, Community-led Community Development - CLLD), as well as examples of good practice.

In the period from 8 to 10 December 2017, in Ovčar Banja was held training on topic “Project Cycle Management”.

The training was organized within the framework of the project "ALTER - Active Local Territories for Economic Development of Rural Areas" funded by the European Union, as part of the activities "Organizing activities to build the capacity of national rural development networks in line with the country's needs and support existing rural development networks". The project is implemented at the national level by the Network for rural development of Serbia.

On December 7, 2017, a workshop on the topic “LEADER approach as an instrument of rural development at the local level” was held in Ljig. The workshop was attended by representatives of the public, civil and business sectors.

On December 1st, 2017 in Užice a workshop on the topic “Promotion and support of LEADER approach, Community Led Local Development, sustainable rural development and the role of CSOs” was held. The workshop was attended by representatives of the public, civil and business sectors. The workshop was organized within the framework of the project "ALTER - Active Local Territories for Economic Development of Rural Areas" funded by the European Union. The project is implemented at the national level by the Network for rural development of Serbia.

On November 11 2017 in Paraćin a workshop on the topic “Promotion and support of LEADER approach, Community Led Local Development, sustainable rural development and the role of CSOs” was held. The workshop was attended by representatives of the public, civil and business sectors. The workshop was organized within the framework of the project "ALTER - Active Local Territories for Economic Development of Rural Areas" funded by the European Union. The project is implemented at the national level by the Network for rural development of Serbia.

On November 28, 2017, a workshop was held in Vršac on the topic “LEADER approach as an instrument of rural development at the local level”. The workshop was organized within the framework of the project "ALTER - Active Local Territories for Economic Development of Rural Areas" funded by the European Union, as part of the activities "Promotion and support to the implementation of the LEADER approach". The project is implemented at the national level by the Network for rural development of Serbia.

On November 27, 2017, in Novi Sad a workshop on the topic “LEADER approach as an instrument of rural development at the local level” was held. The workshop was organized within the framework of the project "ALTER - Active Local Territories for Economic Development of Rural Areas" funded by the European Union, as part of the activities "Promotion and support to the implementation of the LEADER approach". The project is implemented at the national level by the Network for rural development of Serbia.

On November 24, 2017, a workshop on the topic “LEADER approach as an instrument of rural development at the local level” was held in Sremska Mitrovica. The workshop was organized within the framework of the project "ALTER - Active Local Territories for Economic Development of Rural Areas" funded by the European Union, as part of the activities "Promotion and support to the implementation of the LEADER approach". The project is implemented at the national level by the Network for rural development of Serbia.